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BISHKEK (TCA) — On April 10, the U.S. Government through USAID launched two information terminals at Manas International Airport in Bishkek to prevent human trafficking and protect the rights of Kyrgyzstani migrants traveling abroad, the U.S. Embassy in Kyrgyzstan said. Ten additional kiosks will be installed across the country. The kiosks will inform travelers about their rights and steps they can take to avoid becoming victims of human trafficking. The estimated 700,000 Kyrgyzstani migrants living and working abroad face frequent discrimination and a high risk of falling prey to human traffickers. Continue reading
TASHKENT (TCA) — There is a large number of Uzbek labor migrants in Russia who are supporting Uzbekistan’s economy by sending money they earn back home. Now, their life and work in Russia would become easier. We are republishing this article on the issue, originally published by EurasiaNet.org: Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — The labor productivity index in Kazakhstan increased by 31 percent as of the end of 2016 and the country reached the level of the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia in terms of labor productivity in 2016, Minister for Investment and Development Zhenis Kassymbek said at a press conference on March 28, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — Remittances from Kyrgyz citizens working in Russia make a significant contribution to the economic development of Kyrgyzstan, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during his recent visit to Bishkek. Continue reading
LONDON (TCA) — A prominent human rights activist has been forcibly subjected to psychiatric treatment in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. On March 1, 2017 Yelena Urlayeva, the chairperson of the Human Rights Alliance of Uzbekistan (HRAU) was arrested by police, who called an emergency psychiatric ambulance which transported her to hospital. Continue reading
TASHKENT (TCA) — On February 27, U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan Pamela Spratlen, along with U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Central Asia Dan Rosenblum, presented manuals on counter trafficking for labor migrants to the National Human Rights Centre (NHRC) of Uzbekistan at a ceremony in Tashkent. The manual was developed through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) supported Counter Trafficking project, implemented by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The manual was written in coordination with the NHRC and the Office of the Prosecutor General, which chairs the National Inter-Agency Commission on Counter Trafficking. Continue reading
